Truecaller has been a known name in the app market globally — thanks to its eponymous caller-identification service. Its active user base these days numbers 338 million, but it could be bigger: a lack of a caller ID feature on iOS has arguably held back its growth among iPhone users. Now, an effort to expand […]
Truecaller brings live caller ID to iPhone… but with a catch by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
For a firm whose bets are largely unpredictable, the early-stage venture firm Future Ventures has become very formulaic in its fundraising. Now entering its fifth year, the firm just closed a $200 million fund – its third in a row. In fact, it would have exactly $600 million under management at this point if not […]
Talking with Future Ventures about its new fund, AI hype, and Siri sucking (still) by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
When Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse was first unfolding, a belated disclosure colored some of the chaos: the bank spent most of last year without a chief risk officer, and the one who left sold more than $4 million of stock in the bank before departing. The new CRO Kim Olson, who joined in January 2023, […]
Silicon Valley Bank’s chief risk officer is out, months after taking the job by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Former Theranos CEO and convicted fraud Elizabeth Holmes is expected to go to prison on April 27 for a sentence of more than 11 years. After Holmes was found guilty on four fraud counts last year, her lawyers have made numerous attempts to delay her incarceration, like petitioning for a new trial. Now Judge Edward […]
Elizabeth Holmes is denied request to stay out of prison by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Hyundai Motor Group will invest 24 trillion won (~$18 billion) in South Korea’s electric vehicle industry through 2030, the company said Tuesday. The news comes a week after Kia, which falls under the Hyundai umbrella, announced its own 32 trillion won (~$24 billion) investment into electrification and future business areas. Hyundai’s investment plan was revealed […]
Hyundai Motor to invest $18B in South Korea’s EVs by 2030 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Chinese regulators have proposed restrictive rules around AI models like ChatGPT being built in the country, requiring user identification, security reviews, and prohibiting “any content that subverts state power, advocates the overthrow of the socialist system, incites splitting the country or undermines national unity.” The rules come hot on the heels of Chinese tech companies […]
Prohibition of AI that ‘subverts state power’ in China may chill its nascent industry by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Former cop and self-declared “geek” Eric Adams held a press conference in Times Square today to let the city know how much he loves police robots. New York City’s mayor presided over a press conference alongside police officials to discuss a pair of pilots designed to increase the city’s surveillance. “I’ve stated this from day […]
New York’s mayor wants you to know how much he loves police robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch